Planning tool
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1. A computer apparatus comprising:
- a model component adapted to calculate time series of one or more indicator variables dependent on a plurality of model parameters, at least some of said model parameters being event parameters relating to one or more events, each event having at least one associated event time parameter; and
a user interface component adapted to cause at least a part of the scope of said time series to be graphically represented as an event schedule graphic and to enable a user to position one or more event markers relative to said event schedule graphic, said user interface component being further adapted to cause one or more of said event time parameters to be set dependent on the position of each event marker relative to the event schedule graphic.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a computer apparatus incorporating a model component for calculating time series and a user interface component for controlling the model and displaying the time series. The user interface allows events to be defined which are used by the model, by positioning event markers relative to an event schedule graphic. The apparatus may be used as a financial planning tool, in which case the model is a financial model and the events are financial events. Such a planning tool may further incorporate a component to provide planning suggestions based on the model and defined events.
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63 Claims
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1. A computer apparatus comprising:
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a model component adapted to calculate time series of one or more indicator variables dependent on a plurality of model parameters, at least some of said model parameters being event parameters relating to one or more events, each event having at least one associated event time parameter; and
a user interface component adapted to cause at least a part of the scope of said time series to be graphically represented as an event schedule graphic and to enable a user to position one or more event markers relative to said event schedule graphic, said user interface component being further adapted to cause one or more of said event time parameters to be set dependent on the position of each event marker relative to the event schedule graphic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A graphical user interface comprising:
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one or more indicator variable graphics displaying time series of one or more indicator variables calculated using a model on the basis of a plurality of model parameters, at least some of said model parameters being event parameters relating to one or more events, each event having at least one associated event time parameter;
an event schedule graphic representing at least a part of said time series; and
an event marker facility adapted to enable a user to place one or more event markers in locations relative to said schedule graphic, and to cause to be generated event parameters for an event corresponding to each event marker, an event time parameter for each event so generated being set according to the location of the marker relative to the event schedule graphic. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A financial planning tool comprising:
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a user profile entry module adapted to receive a plurality of financial parameters from a user;
a lifeplan module adapted to receive a plurality of event parameters relating to a plurality of financial events from a user, said event parameters including at least one event time parameter for each event; and
a financial model module adapted to calculate time series of one or more indicator variables from said financial parameters and said event parameters. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of automatically calculating a plurality of financial suggestion options from a plurality of financial parameters describing the financial position of a user and a plurality of event parameters describing financial goals of said user, comprising:
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following a predefined sequence of suggestion steps, each step relating to a predefined suggestion area;
for each suggestion step determining from said financial parameters and said event parameters whether or not to calculate suggestion options for that step;
for each suggestion step for which suggestion options are to be calculated, calculate suggestion options for that step. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer implemented planning tool for assisting a user in planning for one or more future events, the planning tool including a computer model for calculating future values of one or more variables based on a plurality of model parameters, at least some of said model parameters defining future events to be included in the model, the planning tool providing:
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a timeline area displaying a timeline enabling a user to define one or more events with reference to the timeline; and
an options area displaying one or more options calculated by the planning tool to enable the user to plan for the one or more defined events. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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- 53. A computer implemented planning tool having distributed functional elements for the calculation of personal finance strategies comprising an application component, a user interface component and a database component.
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59. A computer program product containing computer program code elements which when executed on a computer, perform a method of automatically calculating a plurality of financial suggestion options from a plurality of financial parameters describing the financial position of a user and a plurality of event parameters describing financial goals of said user, the method comprising:
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following a predefined sequence of suggestion steps, each step relating to a predefined suggestion area;
for each suggestion step determining from said financial parameters and said event parameters whether or not to calculate suggestion options for that step;
for each suggestion step for which suggestion options are to be calculated calculate suggestion options for that step.
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60. A computer program product containing computer program code elements which, when loaded on a computer system, provide a computer apparatus comprising:
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a model component adapted to calculate time series of one or more indicator variables dependent on a plurality of model parameters at least some of said model parameters being event parameters relating to one or more events, each event having at least one associated event time parameter; and
a user interface component adapted to cause at least a part of the scope of said time series to be graphically represented as an event schedule graphic and to enable a user to position one or more event markers relative to said event schedule graphic, said user interface component being further adapted to cause one or more of said event time parameters to be set dependent on the position of each event marker relative to the event schedule graphic.
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61. A computer program product containing computer program code elements which, when executed on a computer system having suitable visual display and input means, provide a graphical user interface comprising:
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one or more indicator variable graphics displaying time series of one or more indicator variables calculated using a model on the basis of a plurality of model parameters, at least some of said model parameters being event parameters relating to one or more events, each event having at least one associated event time parameter;
an event schedule graphic representing at least a part of said time series; and
an event marker facility adapted to enable a user to place one or more event markers in locations relative to said schedule graphic, and to cause to be generated event parameters for an event corresponding to each event marker, an event time parameter for each event so generated being set according to the location of the marker relative to the event schedule graphic.
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62. An apparatus providing a graphical user interface comprising:
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one or more indicator variable graphics displaying time series of one or more indicator variables calculated using a model on the basis of a plurality of model parameters, at least some of said model parameters being event parameters relating to one or more events, each event having at least one associated event time parameter;
an event schedule graphic representing at least a part of said time series; and
an event marker facility adapted to enable a user to place one or more event markers in locations relative to said schedule graphic, and to cause to be generated event parameters for an event corresponding to each event marker, an event time parameter for each event so generated being set according to the location of the marker relative to the event schedule graphic.
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63. A computer program product containing computer program code elements which, when executed on a suitable computer system provides
a computer implemented planning tool for assisting a user in planning for one or more future events, the planning tool including a computer model for calculating future values of one or more variables based on a plurality of model parameters, at least some of said model parameters defining future events to be included in the model, the planning tool comprising: -
a timeline area displaying a timeline enabling a user to define one or more events with reference to the timeline; and
an options area displaying one or more options calculated by the planning tool to enable the user to plan for the one or more defined events.
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